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Counties in West Virginia by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over

Mineral County had the highest high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over of 55 counties in 2021, at 93.5%. McDowell County had the lowest, at 74.6%. The median was 87.1% and the figure for West Virginia was 88.1%. Source: the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Highest93.5Mineral County
Lowest74.6McDowell County
Median87.155 counties
West Virginia88.1History

Map of counties, 2021

Barbour County: 87.8 %Berkeley County: 90.4 %Boone County: 84.1 %Braxton County: 82.1 %Brooke County: 93 %Cabell County: 89.3 %Calhoun County: 84.6 %Clay County: 80.1 %Doddridge County: 83.5 %Fayette County: 84.4 %Gilmer County: 84.2 %Grant County: 84 %Greenbrier County: 87.1 %Hampshire County: 87.1 %Hancock County: 90 %Hardy County: 84.2 %Harrison County: 88.4 %Jackson County: 89.4 %Jefferson County: 90.4 %Kanawha County: 90.3 %Lewis County: 87.4 %Lincoln County: 81 %Logan County: 80.3 %McDowell County: 74.6 %Marion County: 91.2 %Marshall County: 92.7 %Mason County: 86.5 %Mercer County: 85.4 %Mineral County: 93.5 %Mingo County: 75.8 %Monongalia County: 93.3 %Monroe County: 88.4 %Morgan County: 89.4 %Nicholas County: 88.8 %Ohio County: 93 %Pendleton County: 83 %Pleasants County: 89.2 %Pocahontas County: 82.5 %Preston County: 87 %Putnam County: 92.5 %Raleigh County: 86.5 %Randolph County: 88.5 %Ritchie County: 81.4 %Roane County: 80.3 %Summers County: 84.4 %Taylor County: 88.5 %Tucker County: 87.7 %Tyler County: 90.2 %Upshur County: 86.9 %Wayne County: 81.7 %Webster County: 78.8 %Wetzel County: 88.9 %Wirt County: 81.9 %Wood County: 90.7 %Wyoming County: 77.4 %
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%, 2021. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

All counties, 2021

Mineral County: 93.5 %Mineral County93.5Monongalia County: 93.3 %Monongalia County93.3Ohio County: 93 %Ohio County93Brooke County: 93 %Brooke County93Marshall County: 92.7 %Marshall County92.7Putnam County: 92.5 %Putnam County92.5Marion County: 91.2 %Marion County91.2Wood County: 90.7 %Wood County90.7Berkeley County: 90.4 %Berkeley County90.4Jefferson County: 90.4 %Jefferson County90.4Kanawha County: 90.3 %Kanawha County90.3Tyler County: 90.2 %Tyler County90.2Hancock County: 90 %Hancock County90Morgan County: 89.4 %Morgan County89.4Jackson County: 89.4 %Jackson County89.4Cabell County: 89.3 %Cabell County89.3Pleasants County: 89.2 %Pleasants County89.2Wetzel County: 88.9 %Wetzel County88.9Nicholas County: 88.8 %Nicholas County88.8Taylor County: 88.5 %Taylor County88.5Randolph County: 88.5 %Randolph County88.5Monroe County: 88.4 %Monroe County88.4Harrison County: 88.4 %Harrison County88.4Barbour County: 87.8 %Barbour County87.8Tucker County: 87.7 %Tucker County87.7Lewis County: 87.4 %Lewis County87.4Greenbrier County: 87.1 %Greenbrier County87.1Hampshire County: 87.1 %Hampshire County87.1Preston County: 87 %Preston County87Upshur County: 86.9 %Upshur County86.9Mason County: 86.5 %Mason County86.5Raleigh County: 86.5 %Raleigh County86.5Mercer County: 85.4 %Mercer County85.4Calhoun County: 84.6 %Calhoun County84.6Fayette County: 84.4 %Fayette County84.4Summers County: 84.4 %Summers County84.4Hardy County: 84.2 %Hardy County84.2Gilmer County: 84.2 %Gilmer County84.2Boone County: 84.1 %Boone County84.1Grant County: 84 %Grant County84Doddridge County: 83.5 %Doddridge County83.5Pendleton County: 83 %Pendleton County83Pocahontas County: 82.5 %Pocahontas County82.5Braxton County: 82.1 %Braxton County82.1Wirt County: 81.9 %Wirt County81.9Wayne County: 81.7 %Wayne County81.7Ritchie County: 81.4 %Ritchie County81.4Lincoln County: 81 %Lincoln County81Logan County: 80.3 %Logan County80.3Roane County: 80.3 %Roane County80.3Clay County: 80.1 %Clay County80.1Webster County: 78.8 %Webster County78.8Wyoming County: 77.4 %Wyoming County77.4Mingo County: 75.8 %Mingo County75.8McDowell County: 74.6 %McDowell County74.6Mineral County: 93.5 %Mineral County93.5Monongalia County: 93.3 %Monongalia County93.3Ohio County: 93 %Ohio County93Brooke County: 93 %Brooke County93Marshall County: 92.7 %Marshall County92.7Putnam County: 92.5 %Putnam County92.5Marion County: 91.2 %Marion County91.2Wood County: 90.7 %Wood County90.7Berkeley County: 90.4 %Berkeley County90.4Jefferson County: 90.4 %Jefferson County90.4Kanawha County: 90.3 %Kanawha County90.3Tyler County: 90.2 %Tyler County90.2Hancock County: 90 %Hancock County90Morgan County: 89.4 %Morgan County89.4Jackson County: 89.4 %Jackson County89.4Cabell County: 89.3 %Cabell County89.3Pleasants County: 89.2 %Pleasants County89.2Wetzel County: 88.9 %Wetzel County88.9Nicholas County: 88.8 %Nicholas County88.8Taylor County: 88.5 %Taylor County88.5Randolph County: 88.5 %Randolph County88.5Monroe County: 88.4 %Monroe County88.4Harrison County: 88.4 %Harrison County88.4Barbour County: 87.8 %Barbour County87.8Tucker County: 87.7 %Tucker County87.7Lewis County: 87.4 %Lewis County87.4Greenbrier County: 87.1 %Greenbrier County87.1Hampshire County: 87.1 %Hampshire County87.1Preston County: 87 %Preston County87Upshur County: 86.9 %Upshur County86.9Mason County: 86.5 %Mason County86.5Raleigh County: 86.5 %Raleigh County86.5Mercer County: 85.4 %Mercer County85.4Calhoun County: 84.6 %Calhoun County84.6Fayette County: 84.4 %Fayette County84.4Summers County: 84.4 %Summers County84.4Hardy County: 84.2 %Hardy County84.2Gilmer County: 84.2 %Gilmer County84.2Boone County: 84.1 %Boone County84.1Grant County: 84 %Grant County84Doddridge County: 83.5 %Doddridge County83.5Pendleton County: 83 %Pendleton County83Pocahontas County: 82.5 %Pocahontas County82.5Braxton County: 82.1 %Braxton County82.1Wirt County: 81.9 %Wirt County81.9Wayne County: 81.7 %Wayne County81.7Ritchie County: 81.4 %Ritchie County81.4Lincoln County: 81 %Lincoln County81Logan County: 80.3 %Logan County80.3Roane County: 80.3 %Roane County80.3Clay County: 80.1 %Clay County80.1Webster County: 78.8 %Webster County78.8Wyoming County: 77.4 %Wyoming County77.4Mingo County: 75.8 %Mingo County75.8McDowell County: 74.6 %McDowell County74.6
%. Source: Invokely calculation with data from U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2021 (%)
1Mineral County93.5
2Monongalia County93.3
3Ohio County93
4Brooke County93
5Marshall County92.7
6Putnam County92.5
7Marion County91.2
8Wood County90.7
9Berkeley County90.4
9Jefferson County90.4
11Kanawha County90.3
12Tyler County90.2
13Hancock County90
14Morgan County89.4
15Jackson County89.4
16Cabell County89.3
17Pleasants County89.2
18Wetzel County88.9
19Nicholas County88.8
20Taylor County88.5
21Randolph County88.5
22Monroe County88.4
23Harrison County88.4
24Barbour County87.8
25Tucker County87.7
26Lewis County87.4
27Greenbrier County87.1
28Hampshire County87.1
29Preston County87
30Upshur County86.9
31Mason County86.5
31Raleigh County86.5
33Mercer County85.4
34Calhoun County84.6
35Fayette County84.4
36Summers County84.4
37Hardy County84.2
38Gilmer County84.2
39Boone County84.1
40Grant County84
41Doddridge County83.5
42Pendleton County83
43Pocahontas County82.5
44Braxton County82.1
45Wirt County81.9
46Wayne County81.7
47Ritchie County81.4
48Lincoln County81
49Logan County80.3
50Roane County80.3
51Clay County80.1
52Webster County78.8
53Wyoming County77.4
54Mingo County75.8
55McDowell County74.6

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About this ranking

People aged 25 and over who hold a regular high school diploma, a GED or alternative credential, or any higher level of education, as a percentage of all people aged 25 and over. United States: American Community Survey five-year estimate, where the period shown is the last year of the five-year span.

Measures the adult population, not students: it is not the high school graduation rate of a class. Not comparable with the EU share below upper secondary education, which covers ages 25 to 64.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Census Bureau. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs (Counties in West Virginia by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2021) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in West Virginia by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2021. U.S. Census Bureau, 29 Jan. 2026, https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/west-virginia-counties?period=2021. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs. Counties in West Virginia by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2021. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/west-virginia-counties?period=2021.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) American Community Survey 5-year estimates, table B15003: population 25 years and over with a high school diploma, GED or higher as a percentage of the population 25 years and over, calculated with stored inputs, Counties in West Virginia by high school graduate or higher, population 25 and over, 2021 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/summary_file/2021/table-based-SF/data/5YRData/acsdt5y2021-b15003.dat, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/high-school-graduate-or-higher/west-virginia-counties?period=2021 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

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Mineral County, with 93.5% in 2021, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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McDowell County, with 74.6% in 2021.

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